TODAY I’LL REVIEW A PLUGIN THAT YOU CAN GET A TON OF BANG FOR THE BUCK. IT’S IZOTOPE’S NECTAR. IT’S MORE LIKE A MASTERING PROGRAM FOR VOCALS. WHETHER YOU WANT TO USE IT FOR MIXING OR TRACKING MODES IT SEEMS TO DELIVER ON ALL ENDS. JUST HAVE ENOUGH CPU POWER TO UTILIZE IT IN TRACKING MODE. IT’S SO VERSATILE THAT YOU CAN TWEEK IT FOR SPECIFIC GENRES AND IT COMES WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF PRESETS FOR A BEGINNER WHO MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH SOME SETTINGS FOR CERTAIN GENRES THEY WORK IN. HA!
THERE ARE 11 IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS:
■Pitch correction. This provides automatic correction and in some hosts, manual correction with graphic, per-note editing of pitch and correction amount. Among the 64-bit Windows programs I tested, the manual option was available in Pro Tools, Studio One Pro, and Ableton Live, but not Wavelab, Sonar, or Vegas; this is a limitation of the host, not Nectar.
■Breath control. Identifies breath noise, then reduces it using compression. This has much latency due to significant look-ahead—consider bouncing or freezing a track once it”s set as desired.
■Noise gate. Standard, but also includes RMS detection option, and can serve as an expander.
■EQ. 5-bands, with seven response curves for each band.
■Saturation. Tube, tape, retro, analog, retro, and warm, with variable-slope high-frequency rolloff.
■Doubler. Actually, it”s a quadrupler, with a sophisticated design featuring adjustable pitch offset, delay, panning, gain, and octave up or down options for each “voice.” Two bands of shelving EQ can interact with each other for unusual responses.
■Compressors. The two different compressors, optionally routable for parallel compression, model four different compressor types; one includes post-filtering.
■ De-esser. Minimizes “ess” sounds effectively.
■Limiter. Complements the compressors by placing a ceiling on the peak dynamic range.
■Reverb. If you”re familiar with the mastering reverb in Ozone … this isn”t it! It”s flexible and sounds good, thanks to seven reverb algorithms, with seven variable parameters.
■ Delay. This offers digital, tape, and analog algorithms with modulation, tempo sync, and separate high-cut/low-cut parameters.
BOTTOM LINE: THIS PLUG-IN IS NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU KNOW A MINIMAL AMOUNT ABOUT USING PLUG-INS AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCING USING OTHER IZOTOPE PLUG-IN SUCH AS OZONE AND ALLOY HOWEVER IT HAS EXTREMELY VERSATILE FUNCTIONS FOR THE MORE EXPERIENCED MIX ENGINEER, MUSIC PRODUCER ETC. AT A REASONABLE COST. SO GET UP ON YOUR GANGSTA AND UPGRADE YOUR VOCALS IN THIS NEW YEAR. I KNOW I AM! HA!
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
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This question was posted on my timeline and below is my response.
Would love to hear your points of view on the deal. All I know that the music industry hip hop game has become the crack game….due to so many folks attempting to succeed in the industry etc. they’ve lowered the quality and the pricing of music production. What has occurred is a music catalog full of wack, unfulfilling music. I know that this won’t be turned around anytime soon and to continue to survive even the most qualified music producers, such as I, will be required to participate in this crack game….however like all trends it will change just hoping it changes soon…ha!
HERE ARE THE POSTS TO THE RESPONSE:
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It’s been an amazing turn of events in the music industry in the past decade or so that the power of the DJ has risen to a point that I would say we control the music industry. Now some may think this is good and some may think it’s bad but without a doubt it is what it is so you can be angry regarding the new trend in the music game or you can step your game up, dominate and win. I decided long ago when I became a musician that I was willing to always step up my game even when it brought me into uncharted territory. For me it’s just a part of the overall challenge of being an artist, musician, and business person.
So in re-tooling my career this year I reintroduced myself to DJ-ing. Yes, I have always dj’ed on some level but I was a lazy dj. I admit it so this year I decided to truly step up my game because when I saw the correlation between DJ-ing and music production in today’s music game, increasing my DJ craft was just a word. I will elaborate on this approach in my upcoming new Ebook regarding DJ-ing and Music Production.
But until then check out this quick interview by DJ Dom P. He is truly on his grind. Check em’ out! HA!
http://hustlefactory.com/2012/07/05/dom-p-interview-world-headquarters-event/
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
WHO STILL WANTS TO BECOME A GREAT MUSICIAN?
WHAT STEPS ARE YOU TAKING?
IS EXCELLENCE IN CRAFT A POSITIVE IN TODAY’S MUSIC ARENA?
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
I just felt like writing tonight.
I have come into contact with so many new people recently: some good, some think they’re good but aren‘t good, some know they ain’t shit, and some just don’t know shit…..HA! It seems like for whatever reason I have run into a long string of females who are either just coming out of relationships, are still hung up with exes, still in relationships pretending they aren’t, love negative & abusive treatment, have no self-esteem, love playing the victim role while they victimize others, lie about what they truly want, etc. etc. etc.
I could say it was a bad string of luck if I didn’t really observe life the way I do, but the truth is: that most females today are not whole, empathetic, compassionate etc. & many if not, most of them today are like the long list of bad girls in the bible such as: Jezebel, Salome, Delilah, Maacah, Potiphar’s & Lot’s Wives. These Biblical females are str8 full of deceit, manipulation, disrespect for themselves and others, etc. from beginning to end and not much; if at all, different than all the tricks I seem to keep running into. Yep, I call them tricks because that’s all today’s dating seems to be filled with which are tricks, games and unfortunately a large amounts & doses of REJECTION.
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Last night had a good session working with an artist that truly has a chance to be the next big thing. I don’t normally say this about many of my clients because that elusive “IT” factor is so hard to find and so few have it. In either case, Watch for Grant because he does have that “IT” factor.
I digress…..
In guiding him through the process of making a song “INDUSTRY” style, as opposed to the popular choice to purchase beats, he said simply…”wow this song is so personal and made for me.”
Why do you think he said that?
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“It takes more than just a good-looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.” —-Lee Haney
Hope this message receives you in the manner it was given with compassion and love.
A poverty mind equals a poverty consciousness.
Think about it those who are poverty-stricken think in terms of poverty, fear poverty, talk poverty, and receive poverty in abundance. If you don’t believe what I am saying just read your timelines, listen to the sounds of hip hop, look at the reality tv shows, etc. Folks brag about being on the system like it is a rite of passage. Folks demean one another as if it is the norm of human treatment. Folks talk about their lives as if they have no factor or choice in the deal. Yes, a poverty mind is shown in all they do. Shoot, I have dated such and they didn’t even realize that they were slaves by choice.
When you embrace a poverty mind what you are saying you are embracing the lowest common denominator of self. You are saying there is nothing that I will ever be best at. There is nothing I have to offer. I will never change. I will keep it 100 when in fact what you’re really saying I am afraid to take chances on myself, I don’t believe in myself, and I deserve the position in life that I am in. Yes, you are embracing the least of what you have to offer thinking this is normal. This is not normal. It shows that you have low or no self-esteem. A poverty mind will only land you in a world of hurt, pain, struggle, lies, and an unfulfilled life. You don’t believe me…check out all the studies and immense info on the subject that has been compiled for centuries.
You will only rise and achieve to the level of your own self-concept. Self-concept will show in the choices and the quality of life you live.
I see so many females/males, especially of color, who’s self-concept is below low. When will you finally take the time to build self? When will you finally stop talking about what you will do and do what you should do for self? When will the laziness of your mind no longer be accepted as the norm? Oh, people get ready…..Know that what the world could be missing is your contribution. So, step right up and embrace yourself and remove the poverty mind, now!
BLACK DICK CLARK HAS SPOKEN!
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
MESSAGE OF THE MONTH: I WILL MAINTAIN MY OPTIMISM
In the above video by Bob Marley says Don’t worry bout a thing cause every little thing’s gonna be alright. Think about if we possess such a mentality constantly what things we all can accomplish?
Folks talk about me but IDC, seriously I don’t………… but I do wonder at times what makes them focus so much on me? The more I think about it it comes down to my attitude about self, life and just how I flow. There are many facets to the subject of attitude. One involves optimism. I have dreams, accomplish goals, etc. and so many of us are not doing a thing but going through the motions of life everyday. Sometimes, this makes us focus on others in ways we ought not.
Montel Williams once said, that “we all hope for the best, but an optimist expects to get it.”
The truth is I am not always optimistic but I try to be. When it comes to most things in my life I absolutely expect them to happen and without a doubt they often times do. So follow the path your supposed to follow and get it in.
Optimism takes action—the pessimist will always take a seat to watch the optimist do what they do.
All I know is I hear the birds every morning reminding me to be optimistic. So start today living with a sense of optimism and watch yourselves move mountains!
BLACK DICK CLARK HAS SPOKEN!
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
Pride goes before destruction……
I hear so many females talk about what they won’t do………
due to pride. Sometimes, completely and utterly useless pride.
Pride is a great thing because I possess a ton of it but even with
all the pride in the universe I am aware there are things I say I would not do that I do.
….esp. when it pertains to love. As Bobby Caldwell said, “what you won’t do….you do for love….you’ve tried everything but you won’t give up.”
You know in my world there could be an “only you” because there is always one person who would make me do for love what I would not do…………………………..
but sometimes it is the pride & the blindness that many females possess that just won’t allow that “only you” to be in my life. Sometimes, I wonder if anyone could feel for me the way that Bobby described as feeling for this woman?? Would I make them do what they would not do? Would they be willing to forego their pride…..to just let me know that they could be that “only you.”
Yep, what you won’t do……….I guess someone else will.
Don’t get caught slippin’ because there is always another who is comin’ n a hummin’ atcha boy because Pride which creates blindness always goes before destruction. HA!
BLACK DICK CLARK HAS SPOKEN!
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
A friend of mine was discussing the state of the current music industry. He said it was confusing…here is his statement. “Music is the most confusing industry to make it into, at least in sports the best athlete gets signed, in music, who knows how they pick talent anymore. Whoever has the best BJ i guess.”
BELOW ARE SOME RESPONSES TO THIS POST. I THINK IT HOLDS TRUTH AND FRUSTRATION BUT THE REALITY IS…AND I COMPLETELY HATE THE FACT THAT, IF YOU DON’T MARKET YOU WILL NEVER BE HEARD. WHY DO YOU THINK I AM IN PROCESS OF RE-TOOLING MY ENTIRE CAREER RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF RESOURCES AND DIRECTION? BECAUSE THOUGH MY SKILL SET IS IMMEASURABLE I WON’T HAVE A CHANCE OF SUCCESS IF I DON’T MARKET THE CRAP OUT OF MYSELF. DOING THESE BLOGS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, MAKING APPEARANCES, PROMOTING SHOWS ETC. ALL TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT THAT I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR ALMOST 4 DECADES…SMH IT IS 2012 MUSIC INDUSTRY LIKE IT OR LEAVE IT! I AM ABOUT TO LOVE IT! HA!
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Slumps are a part of human nature. We all go through them. Some of us go through financial slumps, some dating, some health wise, ,some otherwise but slumps we all experience.
For me the most frustrating thing about experiencing a slump is that the more I try to get out from under that bitch the more I seem to fall into. It is truly a struggle but with the right amount of time and energy I find my way back.
To some that know me and are part of some of my longest running slumps; they advise me to relax and flow and sometimes I do but……. sometimes I just can’t help but push. I am someone who deals with things head-on so it’s hard to just sit back and do nada.
In either case, I am going to drop some jewels on how to get out of a slump. Hope it helps someone…shoot I’m hoping it will help me in terms of slump I am currently dealing with in terms of dating. My life is still great but I would be lying otherwise if I said I wasn’t experiencing a slump of sorts.
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CHECK ME OUT AT THE 2010 LOUNGE IN DC TONIGHT…
COME WATCH ME ON THE ONES AND TWOS AND HAVE A DRINK WITH ME!!! C…YEAH!!! HA!
BLACK DICK CLARK AKA DBXXL PRODUCTION!!!!!!
DBXXL will be spinning at the 2010 Lounge & Bar this Sat.!!
The venue is located at 2010 9th Street NW DC. #dbxxl1 #dmv
DBXXL
THE HARDEST WORKING MUSIC PRODUCER AND ALL AROUND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE GAME!
FUTURE SHIIII!!!!!!!!!!
